The rough guide to music without frontiers

"The Native American and Palestinian tracks feel like a missed opportunity and there are no background notes on either artists or ethnic groups but great tracks from the Western Sahara singer Mariem Hassan, Voce di Corsica and Ali Muhammed Birra (of the Oromo, whose homeland is in Ethiopia, north Kenya and Somalia) more than compensate. The set also includes an excellent bonus disc by the Tibetan singer Namgyal Lhamo".